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Riding high on our 11,000th facebook like, TNG is proud to announce another of this week’s blog benchmarks: our first unsolicited hate mail! A certain Mike Worley took time out of what was certainly a busy workday to send us this message, packed pipe bomb-like with wholesome Christian love:

your “kind” is a filthy, nasty, sickening, immoral, hellbound bunch of diseased lower life forms that are a waste of air.   your “kind” makes me want to puke! God has judged your type to HELL.

Turns out our (eminently Googleable and technologically naive) friend Mr. Worley is, by trade, a vendor of Amish horse harnesses. Come to think of it, I think I recall his quality wares from a smart little basement bar just off the Paul-Robesonstrasse in Berlin, where I learned the fun way that, pound-for-pound, the average Czech teenager canters smoother and longer than a thoroughbred ever could. And all without the benefit of one of Mike’s lovingly handmade cruppers! Drop him a line in the testimonials section of his site to let him know how much you appreciate his merchandise, his evangelism, and his concern.

Some highlights from this week’s content:

In Ideas:

• Patrick once lived in darkness, but he has seen the rainbow light
• Erica reminds us that identity is a lot harder to bind than breasts
• I always thought that “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” was an especially expensive leather subculture. Levi corrects me.

In Culture:

• Scott’s probably never gone down under for a girl before, but then again Australian pop star Lenka is a special kind of lady
• Craig weighs in on homophobia in black America and the dark side of  Tracy Morgan’s rant
• When it comes to federal nutrition initiatives, Kira has a lot on her plate

There’s so much giveaway material in the TNG office, we might finally have to start clearing out old whiskey bottles soon to make free space. Everyone take a look at Friendly Fires and Ford & Lopantin CDs, as well as queer cinema blue-ray packs. ‘The Declaration’ tickets are still up for grabs in New York, and passes to the Le Tigre documentary and Michael Jackson tribute show are in the DC bullpen.

Want TNG to help give away cool free stuff in your city? Contact marketing [at] thenewgay.net, and we’ll get cracking.

 

 

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